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Members of Jenny Warren's family have witnessed crashes on the intersection of Queen St East and SH57 and find the crossing harrowing.

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At a crossroads: Will this dangerous intersection be fixed?

17 Jun, 2019 11:00am
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Levin residents are desperate for some action on dangerous intersection.

The house in its current location on a lifestyle block on 69 Taylors Rd in Ōtaki, showing the extended belvedere.

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Why this historic home faces removal from Heritage NZ's books

14 Jun, 2019 5:00pm
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Heritage NZ to make call on removal from New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero.

Antoinette Umugwaneza, from Rwanda, Settlement liason for Palmerston North Red Cross.

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The day two presidents died was the day that changed everything

14 Jun, 2019 11:00am
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Antoinette Umugwaneza and her family fled Rwanda in 1994 ahead of the genocide.

Jackie Combes and Prabin Pudasaini from Foxton are both keen for Prabin to gain more work experience in hospitality in New Zealand.

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More local work experience needed

13 Jun, 2019 10:49am
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Prabin Pudasaini from Foxton is looking for a supervisory position in hospitality.

Fairfield School students in bright clothes celebrated the start of their fundraising for the 40-hour famine last Friday.

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Plenty to do during 40-hour long famine

13 Jun, 2019 8:07am
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Horowhenua kids give back with 40-hour famine

St Mary's Anglican Church Levin building deconsecration service Wednesday June 5 2019

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St Mary's makes way for modern building

6 Jun, 2019 11:41am
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St Mary's Anglican Church in Levin has been deconsecrated prior to demolition.

Grant Stevenson of Ōtaki Beach poses with a sculpture he made, Mirror. He has been awarded a QSM for services to the arts.

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QSM for former community affairs officer

4 Jun, 2019 11:19am
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Grant Stevenson of Ōtaki Beach has been awarded a QSM for services to the arts.

56a Highbury Drive, Levin, built in 1974 and designed by Rosanno Fan. Photo / Philip Armitage

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Rossano Fan-designed Levin home for sale

31 May, 2019 12:05pm
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56a Highbury Drive in Levin, designed by Rosanno Fan, is for sale.

Shugofa Wahihi, refugee from Afghanistan, cross cultural worker, speaking five languages, for Palmerston North Red Cross.

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No one safe in a country at war

30 May, 2019 1:00pm
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Shugofa Wahidi last saw her husband in 2010 and has had no news about him since.

Teachers ready for their protest march through levin.

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Teachers march through Levin

29 May, 2019 1:55pm
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Horowhenua teacher march through Levin in support of their pay demand

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Kura Ā Iwi planned for Taitoko Levin in 2020

29 May, 2019 8:01am
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Muaūpoko is planning a Kura Ā Iwi for Taitoko Levin in 2020.

Ruby, Deven and Darshan Rai. Photo / Supplied

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Refugee: I watched people die every day

27 May, 2019 3:00pm
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It took Deven Rai years to realise what a hurried departure from home really meant.

Soprano Soo Young Park and organist Roy Tankersley will bring music to All Saints Church on Saturday.

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Foxton pipe organ gets preservation tick

24 May, 2019 12:56pm
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Foxton's Anglican Church now has preservation certificate for its 1907 pipe organ

Gold at the Taekwon Do World Championship in Germany in individual and team powerbreaking for Levin's Janae Whakarau.

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Gold for Janae Whakarau at Taekwon Do

21 May, 2019 1:50pm
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Two golds for Janae Whakarau in TKD

Denis Keen, coordinator of House of Science Horowhenua ready to replenish a recently returned kit.

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Science and faith a perfect fit

14 May, 2019 3:00pm
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Living on the knife edge between science and faith helps Denise Keen thrive.

Andrea Huria (left) nominated Avis Barrie for the Muriel De Stefano Award.

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Award for floral artist driven by tragedy

10 May, 2019 3:00pm
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Levin floral art's hard grafter win prestigious national award

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Downtown Beauty Queen a moving tribute

8 May, 2019 4:00pm
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Levin singer Dean Ward's tribute to young people caught in a life of booze and drugs

Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar. In an endless sea of tattered shelters, this solitary tree stands as a memory of the forest reserve cleared to welcome forcibly displaced people from Myanmar. Photo / IFRC

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Looking for a safe place to call home

8 May, 2019 11:00am
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A new series asking what refugee resettlement will mean for Horowhenua, and those who come

This is what a House of Science kit looks like

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House of Science kits available now

8 May, 2019 9:47am
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House of Science Horowhenua has begun distributed kits to local schools

Veronica Sayer (Levin east School teacher), Dean Manners and Ray Gempton (WW2 Veteran).

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RSA presentation a hit with school kids

25 Apr, 2019 12:03pm
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RSA talks about ANZAC Day popular with Levin East School kids.

Samantha Coromandel, manager of Life to the Max and Patrick Rennell, CE.

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Horowhenua youth services join forces

20 Apr, 2019 11:50am
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Financial reasons are behind the joining of Life to the Max and the HLC.

Alistair McIntyre with St mary's School, Foxton, kids in front of his truck.

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Doug the digger promotes reading to Foxton kids

9 Apr, 2019 10:29am
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Doug the Digger brings Duffy's Books to Foxton kids.

Business House bowls is very popular at the Foxton and Beach Bowling Club.

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Open Day at Foxton and Beach bowling

9 Apr, 2019 9:42am
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Open Day at Foxton and beach Bowling Club to celebrate the new artificial green.

The Karanga rings across Tukorehe Marae to welcome the neighbours.

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Kuku residents welcomed at Tukorehe Marae

2 Apr, 2019 10:20am
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Warm welcome for Kuku locals at Tukorehe Marae.

Entrance to the Levin Landfill, which is now likely to close by the end of 2025, instead of 2037.

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Agreement to close landfill earlier

22 Mar, 2019 10:33am
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Levin's landfill will close sooner than planned with improved management promised.

Cr Victoria Kaye-Simmons believes she has the right leadership style to be a successful mayor.

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Cr Kaye-Simmons to run for mayor

22 Mar, 2019 7:35am
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Three-term district councillor Victoria Kaye-Simmons is running for mayor this year.

The rubbish dumped at Parikawau Reserve in Ōhau on the weekend.

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Ōhau Reserve's illegal dump upsets locals

21 Mar, 2019 10:17am
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A large illegal dump of rubbish at a reserve near the Ōhau River has disgusted locals.

The beginning of a design and build team for Waiopehu College's EVolocity Challenge this year: Ben Douglas, Callum Mitchell, Logan Canty, Farris Kinaston-Smith, Finlay Metcalfe, Jeremy Healy.

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Waiopehu take on electric vehicle design

20 Mar, 2019 5:49am
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Waiopehu will have at least one electric vehicle in the EVolocity challenge.

Levin's Paper Plus will be the new home for NZ Post.

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Levin Post Shop becomes part of Paper Plus

14 Mar, 2019 8:21am
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Levin's Paper Plus will be providing the Post Shop's postal and bill payment services.

Foxton's old court house occupies a prime position on the north side of the town's Main St.

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Society fights to save court house

12 Mar, 2019 6:34pm
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Foxton's Historical Society plant to put in a bid for the town's old court house

St Mary's Anglican Church Levin's pipe organ sounded possibly for the last time on Saturday.

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St Mary's organ sounds again

6 Mar, 2019 12:04pm
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Manawatū organists toured Horowhenua churches to view, hear and play its pipe organs.

Levin resident Annabelle Rosner with her 2 cent tax refund. Photo / Janine Baalbergen

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'Too ridiculous for words': Woman's 2c refund from IRD

19 Feb, 2019 6:50pm
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"What a waste of money to keep sending this to me."

Tony Hunt, Sarah and Jim Harper outside the condemned building they are hoping to save for Foxton's Historical Society.

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Foxton society fights for court house

19 Feb, 2019 3:48pm
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Foxton's Historical Society plans to save the town's old court house.

Plenty of kites in all shapes in sizes at Otaki's annual Kite Festival,

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Windy Ōtaki Beach no problem for kites

19 Feb, 2019 12:59pm
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Ōtaki Kite Festival was the best ever.

Cam and Catherine Lewis, seen here with baby Charlie, have diversified into growing strawberries as well as asparagus and they are hoping to their hydroponically grown strawberries in tunnels will extend the growing season until the end of May.

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Horowhenua's Lewis Farms extends strawberry supply

8 Feb, 2019 3:21pm
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A Horowhenua couple are utilising new systems to extend strawberry production.

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Foxton volunteer firefighters keen to grow

5 Feb, 2019 2:45pm
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Foxton volunteer fire brigade is holding an open day to recruit more fire fighters.

One of the two steam traction engines at the Horowhenua Vintage Mschinery Club's Harvest Weekend.

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Vintage machinery lures best tinkerers

5 Feb, 2019 1:58pm
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Vintage machinery enthusiasts show of their wares

Levin Wastewater Treatment Plant - Secondary Clarifier and Pond in background.

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Wastewater issues could cost $11.5 million

5 Feb, 2019 11:21am
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Horowhenua's waste water treatment issues not as astronomical as elsewhere.

Kylie Armstrong, Larissa McDonald and Braden Lamb turned they love of cooking into a career thanks to Horowhenua Learning Centre and now have a job cheffing at the Levin RSA.

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New menu, longer hours for Levin RSA

25 Jan, 2019 3:11pm
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Levin's RSA has three new chefs and will be extending the opening hours of its restaurant.

One half of The Beast on its way to Foxton Beach yesterday morning.

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Giant catamaran stops traffic

17 Jan, 2019 11:30am
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A giant catamaran stopped traffic as it travelled from Palmerston North to Foxton.

Aerial shot of the Solway Park pumptrack in the making.

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Solway Park's pumptrack to open next month

19 Dec, 2018 3:46pm
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Levin's Solway Park will soon have a 160m pumptrack.

View of Foxton from the old landfill, showing some of the work done by the Save Our River Trust: Harakeke planting, a wetland, a walkway into town and a bench. Now the other side of the Kings Canal will get a spruce-up.

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Save Our River Trust takes on Foxton's Kings Canal

19 Dec, 2018 12:00pm
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Foxton's Save Our River Trust wants to save Kings Canal.

Liam McLeavey was in the midst of his final high school exams when the funding was announced. Photo / File

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Teen's brainchild gets $50,000 boost

26 Nov, 2018 11:14am
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Study launched into better education and employment for young people, thanks to Liam.

Liam McLeavey wants to fix the failing interface between education and employment prevalent in Horowhenua.

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Levin teen brings development money to town

21 Nov, 2018 8:00am
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Liam McLeavey applied for $50,000 from the Regional Development Fund.

Violet Hudson (left) with Iris won the Tararua Cup as well as the senior care and rearing champion, while Zara Westerby and Lola came fourth in caring and rearing. Both girls go to Ōhau School

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Horowhenua Ag Day finals a hit with kids

21 Nov, 2018 6:00am
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The Horowhenua Ag Day was a big success.

The CMR land speed racing team are set to go for yet another land speed record.

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Levin man enjoys speeding on US salt flats

20 Nov, 2018 5:00am
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Levin man Struan Robertson is part of Reg Cook's record-breaking land speed racing crew.

Another gold for Karlo Witana (right) at the Southern California Championships.

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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu gold for Karlo

15 Nov, 2018 5:00am
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Karlo Witana won gold at the recent Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champs in Los Angeles.

Wire safety centre line fences are among the enhancements planned for both SH1 and SH57 while residents wait longer for a decision on the Expressway. Photo / Duncan Brown.

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Expressway route decision known by year end - NZTA

25 Oct, 2018 7:58am
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NZTA promises the definitive route for he Expressway will be known by the end of the year.

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Art exhibition puts spotlight on domestic violence

24 Oct, 2018 11:29am
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No Shame No Silence is an art exhibition about family violence

Peace groups are preparing to protest at an arms industry expo in Palmerston North. Valerie Morse, Te Ao Pritchard, Tanea Tangar from Whanganui came to last year's protest in Wellington.

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Peace groups gear up for defence industry forum protest

24 Oct, 2018 9:16am
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Peace Groups are preparing to protest at the annual NZDIA forum in Palmerston North.

Army pallbearers help lay Private Terence James Healey to rest in Foxton, beside his grandparents.Terence died in Singapore and was buried there in 1965. Photo / Darryl Butler

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Kiwi soldier who died in 1965 finally buried at home

29 Aug, 2018 12:00pm
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Terry Healey died in Singapore, now his body has finally been laid to rest at home.

Whitestone Post's Jon Norfolk is keen on local business.

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Whitestone Post service is coming to Horowhenua

25 Jul, 2018 12:30pm
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Horowhenua, Kapiti and Manawatu will get a new postal provider called Whitestone Post.

Shannon swimmer Rebecca Moynihan is on a full scholarship at Florida Gulf Coast University.

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Shannon teen nabs medal haul at Oceania Swimming Champs

25 Jul, 2018 10:21am
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Shannon's Rebecca Moynihan brings home medals from Oceania Swimming Champs.

A lot of traffic passes through Levin every day, including many large trucks. An expressway would send most through-traffic around the town rather than right through the middle.

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Expressway delay - Councillor says respect is missing

20 Jun, 2018 11:28am
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The O2NL expressway may be more uncertain after NZTA said it was being "re-evaluated".

Justine Tupara, CEO of JT Property Wash in Lower Hutt. Justine hails from Levin and attended Taitoko School and Horowhenua College.

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New CEO got start in Levin

6 Jun, 2018 9:54am
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Justine Tupara grew up on Levin's Solway Street and heads a multi-million dollar business

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Barbara Timms lives to serve

4 Jun, 2018 2:31pm
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Barabata Timms has been awarded A queen's Service Medal for service to the community

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Horse Racing: Trudi tackles Mongol Derby

16 May, 2018 9:30am
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Trudi Thomas-Morton will take part in 1000km adventure on Mongolian horses.

Arjan van der Boon has been named Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau, the Dutch equivalent of a knighthood.

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Dutch knighthood awarded in Horowhenua

9 May, 2018 10:51am
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Dutch Connection Museum Trust co-chair Arjan van der Boon awarded Dutch Royal decoration.

WGP 09May18 - ISABEL Paroli, 11, designed this mural for Levin Intermediate School to enter into the 2018 Keep New Zealand Beautiful Wall Worthy Competition. It won the intermediate school section

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Levin school wins Wall Worthy competition

9 May, 2018 10:45am
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Levin Intermediate has won Keep NZ Beautiful's Wall Worthy competition.